One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their […]
Read more »There are two days in every week that we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot […]
Read more »A man and his young son were taking their donkey to a town to sell it. They had reached near the town. They were both walking with their donkey. Some school children passed them. They giggled and said, “Look at these fools: they have a healthy donkey with them and they are walking. At least […]
Read more »Many years ago in a small Indian village, a farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to the village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his daughter. […]
Read more »Some inputs for reflection Look back and Thank God. Look forward and Trust God. Look around and Serve God. Look within and Find God. Face your past without Regrets. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear! Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response; so, Forgive quickly […]
Read more »There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next […]
Read more »Once upon a time a senior monk and a novice monk were traveling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river. There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn’t cross the river. The senior monk […]
Read more »When sadness and sufferings become intense and intolerable, know for certain that a new era is going to dawn bringing signal progress. The world even if we hold on to will slip; and God, even if we want to leave him, will not abandon us. To let go is not to cut ourselves […]
Read more »Human relationships are very delicate and to sustain a loving, caring relationship over a long period of time takes real hard work. Many a times the going may be tough and sometimes we may feel like giving up, but persevere we must, if we want to enjoy and sustain a good relationship. No two […]
Read more »A child told the mother: “Mum you are very beautiful today.” The mother replied: “Why?” The child said: “Because you did not get angry today.” Lesson: 1) It is easy to possess beauty — just do not get angry. It takes more effort to frown than to smile. 2) Anger is temporary madness. A man attended an interview for a […]
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